Nation State as Security Provider in Human Security Issue

Ekiti State Social Security Scheme (ESSSS) and its Effect on Food Security in Ekiti State, Nigeria

This study was carried out to evaluate the Ekiti State Social Security Scheme (ESSSS) in Nigeria. Specifically, the study estimated the food security status of the beneficiaries and non beneficiaries of the scheme, assessed the effect of the social security scheme on households’ food security status, and identified the constraints to the implementation of the scheme in the state. A three stage ...

Irregular migration , state security and human security

Host Nation Security Force Development

A new model concerning the concepts of host nation security force development, or security sector reform (SSR), is proposed. This model is rooted in scholarly literature and seeks to fill current gaps in United States Army doctrine. The model is mobilized as a dependent variable, changing with different conditions of insurgency and ethnicity. This is a novel approach because it considers distin...

Protecting the Nation from Health Security Threats

Events in the United States and internationally have shown the kinds of great stakes and consequences that often follow epidemics and disasters. Consider the series of health security shocks since 2001: National fear during the anthrax letters events, with impact on all 3 branches of the US government. The respiratory transmissible SARS and MERS viruses spreading via airplanes and hospitals, so...

Security as a Safety Issue in Rail Communications

Systems whose failure can lead to the damage of property or the environment, or loss of human life are regarded as safety-critical systems. It is no longer adequate to build safety-critical systems based on the control of errors and failures alone. Safetycritical systems must also deal with securing the data that is used in their operation. While safety and security engineering have evolved sep...